Miss Trawick ’ s Home & Garden sits below the Red House Café which is on the corner of Lighthouse and 19th .
Originally built in 1895 , the shop occupies what was the carriage house ; both were restored in 1995 . Both are well worth a visit .
Grove Art Center , and the entrance to the 17-mile Drive . The Asilomar Conference Center was originally a YMCA facility with a fabricated name meaning , “ refuge by the sea .” The California State Parks eventually bought and managed the facilities . Today a non-profit corporation operates the facility . In other words , there is plenty to do and see in PG .
But the goal for our weekend visit was much less ambitious . We just wanted to get away , walk along the ocean , visit a couple of long favored PG restaurants , try a few new ones , and then share our experience with you .
We began our getaway weekend with a very pleasant drive over to Pacific Grove . It was one of those warm , clear days that reminds us of why we live in California . Our first stop was an old favorite , the Fishwife on Highway 68 , across the street from Asilomar Conference Center . The Fishwife is special to J . Chris and I as we went there on our first date some eighteen years ago . There is no view … but Asilomar Beach is just around the corner and the food is always good . In 2014 and for several years before , the locals have voted it one of the best seafood restaurants in PG (“ Best Seafood on the Monterey Peninsula ” by locals : Adventures in Dining and Coast Weekly reader ’ s polls .)
This particular Friday afternoon , J . Chris had the Sautéed Calamari Steak , Abalone Style and I had a daily special — a Fresh
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